<html>
<head>
 <style>
  body                { background: lightblue;}
  .first:first-letter { color: red; }
  .right              { direction: rtl; }
 </style>
</head>

<body>
  <div class="first"><span>abc</span></div>
  <div class="first"><span class="right">def</span></div>
  <div class="first right"><span>geh</span></div>
</body>

</html>
